Past Conflicts Archives

That time the Army tried to develop a missile guided by pigeons

Posted on Nov 7, 2022

Vietnam War

That time Air Force surgeons disarmed a ‘human bomb’ in Vietnam

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Nov 3, 2022

Past Conflicts

The US military is still struggling to figure out social media

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Nov 2, 2022

Afghanistan War

‘Fuck it’

By Ben Kesling

Posted on Nov 1, 2022

World War I

That time the Air Force designed a tiny fighter jet to launch from strategic bombers

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Oct 27, 2022

Afghanistan War

Russia is reportedly trying to recruit former Afghan commandos to fight in Ukraine

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Oct 26, 2022

Afghanistan War

Healthcare, the economy, reproductive rights: what matters most to veterans in the midterm elections

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Oct 25, 2022

Afghanistan War

Air Force to award 96 Distinguished Flying Crosses, 12 Bronze Stars for heroic Afghan airlift

By David Roza

Posted on Oct 21, 2022

World War II

The bizarre history of the US military’s ethnic battalions during World War II

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Oct 19, 2022

Afghanistan War

‘Don’t quit’ and other lessons from a legendary Air Force PJ’s 26-year career

By David Roza

Posted on Oct 19, 2022

World War II

The Army’s WWII ‘ghost divisions’ had some of the best patches

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Oct 13, 2022

World War II

Mincemeat and stewed prunes: the best and worst from the Army’s 1942 cookbook

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Oct 11, 2022

Afghanistan War

The end of the brown beret: Air Force special ops squadron shuts down after 28 years advising allied aviators

By David Roza

Posted on Oct 10, 2022

A U.S. Marine from the 3/5 Lima company points his rifle at a building as it burns in the restive city of Fallujah,14 November 2004, 50 kms west of Baghdad, Iraq. (AFP photo by Patrick Baz via Getty Images)

Afghanistan War

Who gets to call themselves a ‘combat veteran’?

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Oct 10, 2022

World War II

The World War II story of the first time US military pilots encountered UFOs

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Oct 5, 2022

Gulf War

For the love of God, please stop referring to Navy warships as ‘battleships’

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Oct 5, 2022

Afghanistan War

Lawmakers want to replace ‘thank you for your service’ with something even more meaningless

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Oct 4, 2022

Vietnam War

Watch Air Force Thunderbirds perform their first-ever dual ‘missing man’ formation for 2 of their original pilots

By David Roza

Posted on Oct 4, 2022

World War I

This Marine predicted how the US would fight in the Pacific 20 years before WWII

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Sep 30, 2022

Past Conflicts

How coffee helped the Union army win the Civil War

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Sep 30, 2022

Gulf War

Tank warfare is still relevant, even if the Russians suck at it

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Sep 23, 2022

Afghanistan War

This Marine was nearly killed in Afghanistan. Then came the hard part

By Peter Molin

Posted on Sep 21, 2022

Afghanistan War

Air Force may need another 6 months to clear backlog of awards for Afghanistan withdrawal

By David Roza

Posted on Sep 20, 2022

Afghanistan War

Navy veteran held in Afghanistan for 2 years released in exchange for Taliban drug lord

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Sep 19, 2022

Vietnam War

What the military’s ‘missing man table’ is and what it means

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Sep 16, 2022

World War I

‘Give ‘em hell!’ — Why a Navy aircraft carrier sports an Army-inspired battle flag

By David Roza

Posted on Sep 13, 2022

Afghanistan War

Lack of training, maintenance likely led to Taliban pilot crashing Black Hawk, military aviator explains

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Sep 12, 2022

Gulf War

Inside the agency working to bring every missing US service member home

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Sep 12, 2022

Korean War

A Marine who filmed the iconic Iwo Jima flag raising was killed on the island days later. His remains are still there

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Sep 9, 2022

World War II

‘Princess Auto Mechanic’ — Here’s how Queen Elizabeth served in World War II

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Sep 8, 2022

Afghanistan War

Corps official admits Marine at Trump rally was in iconic video of baby rescue at Kabul airport

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Sep 8, 2022

Korean War

In a war against China, fighting in the jungle could be critical. These soldiers can teach you how

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Sep 7, 2022

Gulf War

The unexpected link between the A-10 Warthog and the hit Kanye West song ‘Jesus Walks’

By David Roza

Posted on Sep 7, 2022

World War I

Netflix is remaking the World War I classic ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Sep 6, 2022

Korean War

The US military needs a lot more artillery shells, rockets, and missiles for the next war

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Sep 5, 2022

Afghanistan War

Why Star Wars’ Boba Fett is the ultimate Special Forces soldier

By Edward Salo

Posted on Sep 1, 2022

Afghanistan War

The Army grounds its fleet of CH-47 Chinooks, one of its oldest and most versatile aircraft

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Aug 31, 2022

Iraq War

As Iraq reels from recent violence, it’s worth remembering that 2,500 US troops are still there

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Aug 30, 2022

Afghanistan War

As the world moves on, veterans of the Afghanistan withdrawal struggle to join them

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Aug 29, 2022

Afghanistan War

‘We were in shock’ — Loved ones remember Marine killed in Abbey Gate bombing one year ago

By Francisco Martinezcuello

Posted on Aug 26, 2022

World War II

A fleet of Nazi warships has risen from a drought-stricken river in Europe

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Aug 23, 2022

Afghanistan War

Special operations vets hid a woman being hunted by the Taliban. Now comes the hard part

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Aug 22, 2022

Vietnam War

Here’s our first look at the Vietnam War movie about ‘The Greatest Beer Run Ever’

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Aug 19, 2022

Iraq War

‘All those people… oh my God’ — A soldier recounts the 2004 Mosul chow hall bombing

By Jeremy Fricke

Posted on Aug 19, 2022

afghanistan, HKIA, airlift, kabul, withdrawal, hamid karzai international airport

Afghanistan War

Afghanistan left a ‘moral injury’ on American veterans. Here’s how they can start healing

By Scott Mann

Posted on Aug 18, 2022

Afghanistan War

‘Those treatments saved my life’: The veterans who turn to psychedelic treatments for PTSD healing

By Ethan E. Rocke

Posted on Aug 18, 2022

Afghanistan War

Here’s how the US military can win a war against China

By David Geaney

Posted on Aug 17, 2022

World War I

The first US destroyer sunk by enemy fire has been found after 105 years

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Aug 17, 2022

Afghanistan War

This Marine wasn’t about to let his Afghan interpreter get captured by the Taliban

By Kacy Tellessen

Posted on Aug 17, 2022

Afghanistan War

From Saigon to Kabul: Vietnam vets tell Afghanistan vets how to cope with anniversary of the Taliban’s victory

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Aug 15, 2022

Afghanistan War

The Air Force is shuttering a pair of critical programs that trained foreign air forces in Afghanistan and beyond

By Ethan Brown

Posted on Aug 12, 2022

Afghanistan War

‘We never understood what winning meant’ — A decorated Marine Raider reflects on the fall of Kabul

By Elliot Ackerman

Posted on Aug 9, 2022

Afghanistan War

New Predator film ‘Prey’ shows why insurgencies are so hard to beat

By Daniel Johnson

Posted on Aug 9, 2022

Afghanistan War

The 82nd Airborne awarded soldiers for the Kabul evacuation, then took the medals back for now

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Aug 9, 2022

Afghanistan War

Trump reportedly didn’t want wounded warriors in his military parade because it wouldn’t ‘look good’

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Aug 8, 2022

Afghanistan War

A new memoir from a decorated Marine Raider captures the horrors of the Afghanistan withdrawal

By Elliot Ackerman

Posted on Aug 8, 2022

World War II

How World War II ended with a battle between sailing ships

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Aug 6, 2022

World War II

World War II fighter pilot finally receives his medals after 76 years

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Aug 5, 2022

Iraq War

‘Oh shit that’s my house’ — Iraq vet realizes Al Qaeda chief was killed while living in his old home

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Aug 4, 2022

World War II

Oldest living member of historic WWII battalion of Black women receives Congressional Gold Medal

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Aug 3, 2022

Afghanistan War

Senate finally passes PACT Act, clearing the way for care for veterans exposed to burn pits

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Aug 3, 2022

Afghanistan War

How did the US kill an Al Qaeda top leader despite an uneasy agreement with the Taliban? It’s complicated

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Aug 2, 2022

Iraq War

We regret to inform you Netflix’s military romantic drama ‘Purple Hearts’ is actually good

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Aug 2, 2022

Afghanistan War

Jon Stewart: Stop playing political games with veterans’ lives

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Aug 1, 2022

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That time the Army tried to develop a missile guided by pigeons

That time Air Force surgeons disarmed a ‘human bomb’ in Vietnam

The US military is still struggling to figure out social media

‘Fuck it’

That time the Air Force designed a tiny fighter jet to launch from strategic bombers

Russia is reportedly trying to recruit former Afghan commandos to fight in Ukraine

Healthcare, the economy, reproductive rights: what matters most to veterans in the midterm elections

Air Force to award 96 Distinguished Flying Crosses, 12 Bronze Stars for heroic Afghan airlift

The bizarre history of the US military’s ethnic battalions during World War II

‘Don’t quit’ and other lessons from a legendary Air Force PJ’s 26-year career

The Army’s WWII ‘ghost divisions’ had some of the best patches

Mincemeat and stewed prunes: the best and worst from the Army’s 1942 cookbook

The end of the brown beret: Air Force special ops squadron shuts down after 28 years advising allied aviators

Who gets to call themselves a ‘combat veteran’?

The World War II story of the first time US military pilots encountered UFOs

For the love of God, please stop referring to Navy warships as ‘battleships’

Lawmakers want to replace ‘thank you for your service’ with something even more meaningless

Watch Air Force Thunderbirds perform their first-ever dual ‘missing man’ formation for 2 of their original pilots

This Marine predicted how the US would fight in the Pacific 20 years before WWII

How coffee helped the Union army win the Civil War

Tank warfare is still relevant, even if the Russians suck at it

This Marine was nearly killed in Afghanistan. Then came the hard part

Air Force may need another 6 months to clear backlog of awards for Afghanistan withdrawal

Navy veteran held in Afghanistan for 2 years released in exchange for Taliban drug lord

What the military’s ‘missing man table’ is and what it means

‘Give ‘em hell!’ — Why a Navy aircraft carrier sports an Army-inspired battle flag

Lack of training, maintenance likely led to Taliban pilot crashing Black Hawk, military aviator explains

Inside the agency working to bring every missing US service member home

A Marine who filmed the iconic Iwo Jima flag raising was killed on the island days later. His remains are still there

‘Princess Auto Mechanic’ — Here’s how Queen Elizabeth served in World War II

Corps official admits Marine at Trump rally was in iconic video of baby rescue at Kabul airport

In a war against China, fighting in the jungle could be critical. These soldiers can teach you how

The unexpected link between the A-10 Warthog and the hit Kanye West song ‘Jesus Walks’

Netflix is remaking the World War I classic ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’

The US military needs a lot more artillery shells, rockets, and missiles for the next war

Why Star Wars’ Boba Fett is the ultimate Special Forces soldier

The Army grounds its fleet of CH-47 Chinooks, one of its oldest and most versatile aircraft

As Iraq reels from recent violence, it’s worth remembering that 2,500 US troops are still there

As the world moves on, veterans of the Afghanistan withdrawal struggle to join them

‘We were in shock’ — Loved ones remember Marine killed in Abbey Gate bombing one year ago

A fleet of Nazi warships has risen from a drought-stricken river in Europe

Special operations vets hid a woman being hunted by the Taliban. Now comes the hard part

Here’s our first look at the Vietnam War movie about ‘The Greatest Beer Run Ever’

‘All those people… oh my God’ — A soldier recounts the 2004 Mosul chow hall bombing

Afghanistan left a ‘moral injury’ on American veterans. Here’s how they can start healing

‘Those treatments saved my life’: The veterans who turn to psychedelic treatments for PTSD healing

Here’s how the US military can win a war against China

The first US destroyer sunk by enemy fire has been found after 105 years

This Marine wasn’t about to let his Afghan interpreter get captured by the Taliban

From Saigon to Kabul: Vietnam vets tell Afghanistan vets how to cope with anniversary of the Taliban’s victory

The Air Force is shuttering a pair of critical programs that trained foreign air forces in Afghanistan and beyond

‘We never understood what winning meant’ — A decorated Marine Raider reflects on the fall of Kabul

New Predator film ‘Prey’ shows why insurgencies are so hard to beat

The 82nd Airborne awarded soldiers for the Kabul evacuation, then took the medals back for now

Trump reportedly didn’t want wounded warriors in his military parade because it wouldn’t ‘look good’

A new memoir from a decorated Marine Raider captures the horrors of the Afghanistan withdrawal

How World War II ended with a battle between sailing ships

World War II fighter pilot finally receives his medals after 76 years

‘Oh shit that’s my house’ — Iraq vet realizes Al Qaeda chief was killed while living in his old home

Oldest living member of historic WWII battalion of Black women receives Congressional Gold Medal

Senate finally passes PACT Act, clearing the way for care for veterans exposed to burn pits

How did the US kill an Al Qaeda top leader despite an uneasy agreement with the Taliban? It’s complicated

We regret to inform you Netflix’s military romantic drama ‘Purple Hearts’ is actually good

Jon Stewart: Stop playing political games with veterans’ lives

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